Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Sunderland AFC
0 – 1
Full Time
Queens Park Rangers FC
Sat 3 May 2025 · 11:30 UTC Stadium of Light 41,917 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 5' Nicolas Madsen
Dan Neil 29' Y
Luke O'Nien 55' Y
Y 57' Rayan Kolli
Y 74' Nicolas Madsen
Y 90' Michael Frey

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Queens Park Rangers FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Backhouse
  • Assistant 1 Richard Woodward
  • Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
3
1
Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 2.0 goals Queens Park Rangers FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-03 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2024-11-02 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC 2024-03-16 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2023-09-16 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC 2023-02-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–1 L
26 Apr Oxford United FC A 0–2 L
21 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L
18 Apr Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
12 Apr Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L
08 Apr Norwich City FC A 0–0 D
Queens Park Rangers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Sunderland AFC A 1–0 W
26 Apr Burnley FC H 0–5 L
21 Apr Swansea City AFC H 1–2 L
18 Apr Preston North End FC A 2–1 W
12 Apr Bristol City FC H 1–1 D
09 Apr Oxford United FC A 3–1 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stadium of Light. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Goal! Nicolas Madsen scores his 20 goal in 225 matches.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sunderland AFC and Queens Park Rangers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' Morgan Fox, a Wales , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Queens Park Rangers FC come into this ranked 15 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 29' The referee calls foul for Dan Neil. He receives a card.
  • 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' Chris Mepham needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 44' The 29-year-old Patrick Roberts has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' Queens Park Rangers FC make a change. Ilias Chair trudges off to be replaced by Rayan Kolli on 46 minutes.
  • 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 55' A moment of madness from Luke O'Nien on 55 minutes earns him a card. Sunderland AFC will be frustrated.
  • 57' The referee has no hesitation. Rayan Kolli is booked for Queens Park Rangers FC — card on 57.
  • 60' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Chris Mepham is replaced by Daniel Ballard on 60 minute.
  • 62' Another change for Queens Park Rangers FC made on 62 minute. Jack Colback leaves to be changed by Morgan Fox.
  • 67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 72' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sunderland AFC and Queens Park Rangers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 73' Queens Park Rangers FC make a change. Karamoko Dembele trudges off to be replaced by Lucas Andersen on 73 minutes.
  • 74' Queens Park Rangers FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 75' Sunderland AFC ring the changes. Chris Rigg has done his job and it is now time for Wilson Isidor to step up.
  • 80' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 85' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Michael Frey on 90.
  • 90' Kieran Morgan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nicolas Madsen at the 90 minute mark.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Regis Le Bris

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marti Cifuentes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jack Clarke 3
Ilias Chair 1
Seny Dieng 1
Ross Stewart 1
Ellis Simms 1
Luke O'Nien 1
Kenneth Paal 1
Daniel Ballard 1

Head to Head

2025-05-03 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2024-11-02 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC 2024-03-16 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2023-09-16 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 Sunderland AFC 2023-02-14 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2025-05-03 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2025-04-26 Oxford United FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC L 2025-04-21 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-04-18 Bristol City FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2025-04-12 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2025-04-08 Norwich City FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2025-05-03 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-04-26 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–5 Burnley FC L 2025-04-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L 2025-04-18 Preston North End FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2025-04-12 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2025-04-09 Oxford United FC 1–3 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.97 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Queens Park Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw 68% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC32% Draw33% Queens Park Rangers FC35%
Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
65%
Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC
68%
Sunderland AFC or Queens Park Rangers FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC22% Draw54% Queens Park Rangers FC24%
Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.7%
1 – 1
14.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.5%
0 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
3.5%
1 – 3
2.5%
0 – 3
2.4%
3 – 1
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 19% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 21% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.